How to Raise Vegan Kids

kjbennett81 commented:

2-29-2012 5:03 PM

My fiance and I are getting married next month. I became a vegetarian last year and he has been very supportive, but is still a carnivore. I am so happy to announce that after a year, we are having 1-3 nights a week of meatless meals, only use Almond milk, and he has several veggie meat preferences over meat products. He acknowedges that I wish for our kids to be brought up vegetarian and is ok with it. I will have to just continue convincing his mother who has expressed her opinion in this area more than once.
Erin commented:

2-24-2012 11:58 AM

My husband is the same way. I am a new vegetarian/itching-to-be vegan. One of my sons really likes meat and doesn't like veggies so much, but loves fruit. My other son doesn't like meat, loves veggies and not so much fruit. My husband is really about letting them make their own choices. I am fine with that, for now. Once they are old enough to handle the truth about meat, I will tell them. I just hope I don't traumatize them :( I would love for them to drink dairy-alternative milk, but they just won't budge. I am doing my best to cut it out. My biggest challenge has been eggs. I love bread and pastry, so for now, I am a vegetarian. I hope my kids can make a good choice. Also, my husband has been trying my vegetarian dishes, and he actually likes them!! *fingers crossed* On the bad side, he doesn't take into account animal testing, him and his mother are kind of ignorant about it. His mom has stated several times " I won't use anything UNLESS it's been tested on animals FIRST!" Then they laugh and I just frown and turn away. She has at least been slightly tolerable about me not eating meat. :)
Leslie commented:

2-18-2012 10:48 PM

Thanks for all the great info !
Keylon commented:

1-29-2012 3:37 AM

I just hope whoever witers these keeps writing more!
Marie commented:

1-15-2012 7:46 PM

My partner loves his meat and with me being vegan Im slowly incorporating more nutritional meals into his dinners, by having 2 meat free nights, green smoothies for breakkie, and have swapped him onto almond milk. Also for days where he does eat animal products I will only purchase organic free range and in smaller quantities so its still affordable for our budget. Little things can make a big difference and although I doubt he will ever be vegan/vegetarian he said he feels alot better about these choices.
Karmah commented:

1-15-2012 5:14 PM

Hi Dionne, I'm so glad this article inspired you! As a longtime veg*n and animal advocate, I'm hoping I can add to what you've read here: I'll never forget how disgusted, horrified and angry I was (at five) when those in charge of feeding me finally told me what 'meat' was. For all the years of my life before then, I had a mighty love for other animals, and was completely heartbroken by the idea that my mom was okay with their being killed for me to eat. Later, I went on to raise a lifelong vegetarian, who is such a beautiful, kind person, that when he saw the cruelty and injustice perpetuated by the milk and egg industries (at the age of 9), led our family into veganism. We have been vegan for nearly eight years, now, and have never regretted it. And, despite what selfish types may tell you, it really isn't a "personal choice", when it involves the torment, torture, death, loss, and suffering of so many others. My advice to you is, study up, know your stuff (the veg community is bursting with info. on health and nutrition, check out nutritionfacts.org or drmcdougall.com), and know, that if you're raising veg kids, you're raising heroes! And you'll be a hero, too:)
chrissy commented:

1-13-2012 5:45 PM

Q: good that you don't eat meat you don't need it, it's bad for your body a human body was not physically meant to eat meat, clogs your arteries and then you may end up becoming a vegetable, it gives cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks, arthritis, etc do you really want that shit in your life? why don't you look it up on youtube learn something, we are killing the planet it is not dying, we are torturing, raping, and murdering innocent animals, and we are causing world hunger because people don't have enough to eat because we are eating meat, the human body is naturally a herbivore
chrissy commented:

1-13-2012 5:37 PM

vegan children are the best for the future and our planet, they look so happy and so very healthy they are gorgeous, vegetarian is good but vegan is better, because vegetarians still kill some animals it's a good start but it's not good for life
Q commented:

1-12-2012 4:03 PM

Who says meat is unhealthy? I don't eat it, but it's not bad for your body.
Dionne commented:

1-12-2012 11:14 AM

I'm 17 & a newly vegetarian! I have not thought about what my future children will be, bc I assumed that it would be their decision! But reading this makes me want to raise my children with a healthy & vegetarian life style, until they are old enough to decide for themselves!